Object: To provide a sebum adsorbent that contains zinc oxide having a high ultraviolet blocking performance and a good texture and exhibiting a high sebum-adsorbing effect, and, therefore, is usable as a raw material of cosmetics that is less likely to be smeared. Resolution means: A sebum adsorbent comprising a spherical zinc oxide of aggregated lamellar zinc oxide having a median size of 0.01 µm or greater but less than 10 µm.
